Change in somatostatin receptor expression after vascular injury

Somatostatin is an inhibitory neuroendocrine peptide that exerts its effects through 5 functionally distinct receptor subtypes (SSTR1-5). Somatostatin analogues have been shown to be effective in inhibiting intimal hyperplasia after balloon induced vascular injury. However, the exact SSTR subtype...

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Main Author: Chen, Jerry
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8999

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